We have developed a room-temperature solution-phase route for the preparation of one-dimensional silver telluride nanowires (Ag2Te NWs). The Ag2Te NWs of 600 nm length and 20 nm diameter were synthesized by the reaction of tellurium nanowires (Te NWs) with silver nitrate (AgNO3) in water. We propose that Te NWs act as the template and the reducing agent simultaneously, enabling the formation of...

Membrane proteins play key roles in many fundamental functions in cells including ATP synthesis, ion and molecule transporter, cell signalling and enzymatic reactions, accounting for ~30% genes of whole genomes. However, the hydrophobic nature of membrane proteins frequently hampers the progress of structure determination. Detergent screening is the critical step in obtaining stable detergent-s...

Nanostructured TiO2 and S and Fe co-doped TiO2 thin films with high transparency were prepared on glass substrate through ultrasonic-assisted spray pyrolysis technique. The effects of doping on morphological, optical an...

Biofabrication by using fungi is an exciting recent interest to develop an eco-friendly production of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) for pharmaceutical applications. This study aimed to synthesize and characterize gold (Au) and silver (Ag) NPs by using Penicillium simplisimum. The fungus was grown in fluid czapek dox broth on shaker at 28 ºC and 200 rpm for ten days. Then the supernatant was...

In this study, the controlled nucleation and growth of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were investigated using a self-repelled mist in liquid chemical reaction environment. An electrospray-based reduction method was conducted aqueous region at room temperature to synthesize polymeric-stabilized nanoparticles. The electrospray technique used atomize hydrogen tetrachloraurate (III) (HAuCl4) precursor s...

Docetaxel (Taxotere®) is a taxoid antineoplastic agent used in the treatment of various cancers. belongs to class IV drugs Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS), and their clinical use limited due extreme hydrophobicity, low water solubility, bioavailability, high toxicity. This study aims prepare nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery with enhanced solubility dissolution targeting tissues...

Polyacrylic acid (PAA) modified NaYF4:Gd/Yb/Er upconversion nanorods (denoted as PAA-UCNRs) are demonstrated for tri-modal upconversion (UC) optical, computed X-ray tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The hydrophilic PAA-UCNRs were obtained from hydrophobic oleic acid (OA) capped UCNRs (denoted as OA-UCNRs) using a ligand exchange method. The as-prepared UCNRs with a hexagona...

One of the latest attempts to improve monoclonal antibodies in their use as radiolabeled diagnostic markers (1) has involved the cross-linking of novel Fab' fragments. It is expected that a relationship exists between the spacing of the antigen binding sites at the extremes of the Fab' frag-ments in solution and their immunological performance in vitro and in vivo. In order to properly understa...

MCM-41 is largely an amorphous silicate. The small angle diffraction peaks arise from the repeat distances between the hexagonally close packed channel system, rather than from regular atomic repeat distances. The silica framework gives no Bragg peaks suggesting shorter-range order. The number of peaks in the diffraction pattern therefore reflects the degree of long-range order monodispersity a...